Hospitals in England and Wales are refusing referrals for obesity operations on costs grounds, a snapshot survey of doctors suggests. GP magazine Pulse polled 20 consultants in charge of such surgery and found half bounced referrals back to GPs. It means the severely obese - at risk of conditions like heart disease - have to rely on lifestyle changes and drugs.
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NHS 'limiting obesity operations' - BBC Health News 20th February 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
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